BlogTV, Ustream.tv and Stickam
Some of the YouTubers are branching out into live broadcasts. On BlogTV viewers can post questions from a chat room. Here's a show that starts on Thursdays at 7 p.m. EST and Sundays at 9 p.m. EST. SuperEd86 started a little early tonight. Prior broadcasts are available if you scroll down. He broadcasts from Portland, Oregon. The chat room comments appear at the bottom of the player when you watch. This is his channel on YouTube.
His schtick is bit in the Jim Carrey direction. He's probably calmer live than in his YouTube comedy videos. Of the videos I've watched thus far, he mentions that he was born in Latvia and that his parents spoke Russian around him when he was child.
There is also a site with a similar service called Ustream.tv. BlogCatalog has a channel on the site. Being a participant on that site, I’ve tuned into some broadcasts on BC’s channel. So far, Erica O'Grady has broadcast four discussions about social media. Again there is a chatroom for viewers to ask questions.
Another site I found, because of a YouTuber, is Stickcam. This site is geared to those folks who enjoy webcam interaction. Thus, I really haven't explored the site much. Help walks you through the setup.
5 Comments
MINKinteresting.
for me, live broadcasts are both DOOMED and THE FUTURE. i cannot decide.
But really, I prefer to receive entertainment when I actually have the time, rather than when someone else wants to throw it at me.
but... the chatroom thing and interaction is SO much better than prerecorded. we have a little indie radio show and even if ONE person sends ONE text message while we are broadcasting, it is INFINTELY COOL! "yeah, big ups to tomas on the SMS, this one's for you...." so coool. Maybe we can hook up a studio webcam to these services?
i think "podcasts" are the worst things... they are just dead radio. no pictures, no audience, just a fucking tape of a fake radio show that happened more than 24 hours ago. Crap.
MINKman blog tv is insane. sound wasn't working for me though.
but i mean... jeeesus. it's a great time to be a teenager. i can't believe i didn't even have an EMAIL address until i was nineteen.
God help us when this generation are running the country, etc etc etc grumble
dotdudeHaving that many people ask questions at once would be a bit overwhelming for me. I've been impressed with SuperEd86's ability to fire back as quickly as he does - even if his quips are goofy.
WhattheBuckShow has a live broadcast that starts at 7 p.m. EST tonight.
dotdudeWhen the YouTube tag game was going on I posted a video by Nerimon to explain how the game got started. Well, now Nerimon has jumped on the BlogTV bandwagon as well. He'll be broadcasting on Saturdays at 1 p.m. EDT.
dotdudeDuring last night's broadcast SuperEd86 had an accident and had to change clothes. You'll just have to peruse his vid to find out.
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